$915
Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1770-1785. 18 vols., comprising vols. 1-12, two copies of vol. 13, and vols. 15-18. 12mo, full leather, spines gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with 255 engraved black and white plates. Lacking two plates, including plate 4 in vol. 5 and plate 1 in vol. 15. Plate count is as follows: vol. 1 (14) - vol. 2 (15) - vol. 3 (9) - vol. 4 (18) - vol. 5 (18, of 19, lacking plate 4) - vol. 6 (12) - vol. 7 (13) - vol. 8 (14) - vol. 9 (15) - vol. 10 (7, with plate 3 bound after plate 5 at p. 210) - vol. 11 (15) - vol. 12 (10) - vol. 13 (13 + 13) TWO COPIES - vol. 15 (23, of 24, lacking plate 1) - vol. 16 (15) - vol. 17 (23) - vol. 18 (8). Some wear to boards; some pages detached, including vol. 1, pp. 107-110 and plate 10.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2010-08-12
